In this edition of the Game Theory Podcast, Sam Vecenie & Bryce Simon react LIVE to all 30 picks selected during the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft!

(24:58) - #1. Washington Wizards draft AJ Dybantsa (BYU)

(31:15) - #2. Utah Jazz draft Darryn Peterson (Kansas)

(37:19) - #3. Memphis Grizzlies draft Cameron Boozer (Duke)

(43:49) - #4. Chicago Bulls draft Caleb Wilson (North Carolina)

(50:09) - #5. LA Clippers draft Keaton Wagler (Illinois)

(55:58) - #6. Brooklyn Nets draft Mikel Brown Jr. (Louisville)

(1:02:40) - #7. Sacramento Kings draft Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas)

(1:08:11) - #8. Atlanta Hawks draft Kingston Flemings (Houston)

(1:13:45) - #9. Dallas Mavericks draft Morez Johnson Jr. (Michigan)

(1:19:20) - #10. Milwaukee Bucks draft Brayden Burries (Arizona)

(1:27:45) - #11. Golden State Warriors draft Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan)

(1:34:33) - #12. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Aday Mara (Michigan)

(1:44:20) - #13. Miami Heat draft Nate Ament (Tennessee) (Traded to Milwaukee)

(1:52:19) - #14. Charlotte Hornets draft Hannes Steinbach (Washington)

(1:59:28) - #15. Chicago Bulls draft Dailyn Swain (Texas)

(2:06:28) - #16. Memphis Grizzlies from Bennett Stirtz (Iowa) (Traded to Oklahoma City)

(2:14:39) - #17. Oklahoma City Thunder draft Ebuka Okorie (Stanford) (Traded to Detroit via Memphis)

(2:22:34) - #18. Charlotte Hornets draft Christian Anderson (Texas Tech)

(2:28:12) - #19. Toronto Raptors draft Allen Graves (Santa Clara)

(2:36:03) - #20. San Antonio Spurs draft Jayden Quaintance

(2:42:19) - #21. Detroit Pistons draft Karim López (New Zealand Breakers) (Traded to Memphis)

(2:49:28) - #22. Philadelphia 76ers draft Labaron Philon Jr. (Alabama)

(2:55:00) - #23. Atlanta Hawks draft Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)

(2:58:50) - #24. New York Knicks draft Cameron Carr (Baylor) (Reportedly traded to Los Angeles Lakers)

(3:09:32) - #25. Los Angeles Lakers draft Sergio De Larrea (Valencia) (Reportedly traded to Dallas via New York)

(3:17:52) - #26. Denver Nuggets draft Tarris Reed Jr. (Connecticut) (Reportedly traded to San Antonio)

(3:23:45) - #27. Boston Celtics draft Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston)

(3:30:50) - #28. Minnesota Timberwolves draft Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State) (Traded to Brooklyn)

(3:35:10) - #29. Cleveland Cavaliers draft Alex Karaban (Connecticut) (Reportedly traded to Sacramento)

(3:38:15) - #30. Dallas Mavericks draft Koa Peat (Arizona) (Reportedly traded to Phoenix via New York)

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